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The Domains
Nearly 15,000 .med pre-registrations in May
.med launched pre-registrations on May 1 so I asked Ray Fassett of Medistry how this was going? Ray informed me nearly 15,000 .med domains have been pre-registered through May 31. The caveat is that the registry is not taking any money for pre-regist...
Discussion
Nearly 15,000 .med pre-registrations in May
.med launched pre-registrations on May 1 so I asked Ray Fassett of Medistry how this was going? Ray informed me nearly 15,000 .med domains have been pre-registered through May 31. The caveat is that the registry is not taking any money for pre-regist...
Discussion
June 2, 2025, 8:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Greatest hits: inventing the DNS – DNW Podcast #537
A flashback to the invention of the DNS. One of my favorite interviews on the Domain Name Wire Podcast was from 2016, when I interviewed DNS inventor Paul Mockapetris. On today’s show, I’m replaying that interview. You’ll hear about...
Discussion
Greatest hits: inventing the DNS – DNW Podcast #537
A flashback to the invention of the DNS. One of my favorite interviews on the Domain Name Wire Podcast was from 2016, when I interviewed DNS inventor Paul Mockapetris. On today’s show, I’m replaying that interview. You’ll hear about...
Discussion
June 2, 2025, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Top registry finally resolves ICANN contractual breaches
It took nearly a year for the parties to settle their dispute. The registry for .top domain names has cured its breaches with ICANN compliance, as of today. ICANN sent a breach notice to .TOP Registry, the company behind the .top top level domain nam...
Discussion
.Top registry finally resolves ICANN contractual breaches
It took nearly a year for the parties to settle their dispute. The registry for .top domain names has cured its breaches with ICANN compliance, as of today. ICANN sent a breach notice to .TOP Registry, the company behind the .top top level domain nam...
Discussion
June 2, 2025, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Companies recently bought these 15 domain names
A fintech company, an ISO consultancy, and a Hubspot agency bought domain names. Last week, Sedo reported 69 domain sales of $2,000 or more. Many of these were acquired by end users. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that recently sol...
Discussion
Companies recently bought these 15 domain names
A fintech company, an ISO consultancy, and a Hubspot agency bought domain names. Last week, Sedo reported 69 domain sales of $2,000 or more. Many of these were acquired by end users. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that recently sol...
Discussion
June 2, 2025, 12:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameSilo reports 24% revenue growth in Q1
Revenue surges at domain registrar as domains under management continue to grow. NameSilo (CSE: URL) (PINKSHEETS: URLOF) has released its earnings for Q1. For the quarter, the company grossed CAD $15.9 million, up from CAD $12.8 million in the same q...
Discussion
NameSilo reports 24% revenue growth in Q1
Revenue surges at domain registrar as domains under management continue to grow. NameSilo (CSE: URL) (PINKSHEETS: URLOF) has released its earnings for Q1. For the quarter, the company grossed CAD $15.9 million, up from CAD $12.8 million in the same q...
Discussion
May 30, 2025, 3:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN grants $9M, including $500k for UDRP defense
21 projects approved for funding of up to $500,000. ICANN has released a list of projects funded in the first cohort of its inaugural grant program. The program uses funds collected from “auctions of last resort” from the last round of to...
Discussion
ICANN grants $9M, including $500k for UDRP defense
21 projects approved for funding of up to $500,000. ICANN has released a list of projects funded in the first cohort of its inaugural grant program. The program uses funds collected from “auctions of last resort” from the last round of to...
Discussion
May 30, 2025, 3:36 pm
The Domains
GNAME now has 501 registrar accreditations
Gname is now standing with 501 ICANN registrar accreditations as they just added 200 more. As a drop catching registrar the more firepower the better. DropCatch is still in the lead with over 1000. I do like the data Gname provides on each name when ...
Discussion
GNAME now has 501 registrar accreditations
Gname is now standing with 501 ICANN registrar accreditations as they just added 200 more. As a drop catching registrar the more firepower the better. DropCatch is still in the lead with over 1000. I do like the data Gname provides on each name when ...
Discussion
May 30, 2025, 2:08 am
Domain Name Wire
PayPal wants patent for system that scans newly-registered domains
Patent describes automated crawler and checkout simulator to spot fraud in newly-registered domains. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has filed a patent application describing a method to proactively detect scam websites by automatically crawling newly register...
Discussion
PayPal wants patent for system that scans newly-registered domains
Patent describes automated crawler and checkout simulator to spot fraud in newly-registered domains. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has filed a patent application describing a method to proactively detect scam websites by automatically crawling newly register...
Discussion
May 29, 2025, 4:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user rewind: more domain name sales
An AI-tax preparation tool, a corporate events company, and a workplace violence prevention business bought domain names. Every week, I publish an end user domain sales report. This report reveals which end users bought domain names at Sedo during th...
Discussion
End user rewind: more domain name sales
An AI-tax preparation tool, a corporate events company, and a workplace violence prevention business bought domain names. Every week, I publish an end user domain sales report. This report reveals which end users bought domain names at Sedo during th...
Discussion
May 29, 2025, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Build your list: registrar offers $4.99 .com registrations
Name.com offers significant discount on .com domains for one week. Do you have a list of .com domains you want to hand-register? You might want to wait a few more days. Domain Name Wire readers know that I rarely write about sales on domain registrat...
Discussion
Build your list: registrar offers $4.99 .com registrations
Name.com offers significant discount on .com domains for one week. Do you have a list of .com domains you want to hand-register? You might want to wait a few more days. Domain Name Wire readers know that I rarely write about sales on domain registrat...
Discussion
May 29, 2025, 1:12 pm
